A Little Bit of Cheese Never Hurt Anyone

Hello to all you readers around the world!

So this is just a little post because it seems we’ve been lacking a little in the blogging department lately. I warn you though, I'm not normally this cheesy, I don't know what got into me.

School has been pretty hectic the past few days with project deadlines creeping up on us as usual. Funny how similar that is to Guelph. Mandy also had to finish her project a day early because she left for Sydney yesterday to meet her boyfriend Brad at the airport this morning. They’ll be spending the weekend there together, but then coming back to spend three weeks in our cozy room (I know, three people in one room and a single sized bunk…we’ll make it work). I can only imagine how excited they both are to see each other after four weeks of waiting for this day. This got me thinking about my family and friends back home. One in particular. Now, when everyone was leaving for their exchange, the hardest part was probably having to say goodbye to their boyfriends or girlfriends for four months, maybe more. Thankfully I didn’t have to deal with that. But I did have to deal with saying goodbye to the biggest part of my life, which was probably equally, if not more painful than leaving a significant other.

Olivia and I have a 20 year and 9 month bond that is stronger than any other siblings, even twins, I know. We didn’t choose to be twins, we just are and always will be. And I can thank my parents for that. At first it was hard to not be able to talk to her all the time. I just wanted to be able to share with her all the exciting things I’ve been doing…I also wanted to know what was going on back home, hoping that our apartment didn’t seem too empty without me and making sure Joey (our baby/rabbit) was not getting into too much trouble. But now it’s getting a little easier to go on with my day and not feel the need to share every detail. So many things still remind me of Olivia and when they do, I wish that she was here too. But I know that we can’t be together all the time. Soon enough though things will be back to normal and my exchange to Australia will just be a fantastic memory.

Oh how we love skype.

Sometimes it seems like our time here is going by so slow…I’ve only been here for four weeks when some days I feel like I’ve been here forever. Other days when I think about it, I’ve been here for four weeks already! It’s true that time flies by. In the next few weeks we have surf camp, fiji, another school assignment or two, and a beach trip in the works. I can only imagine how quickly that’s going to blast past us. In the meantime, there will still be days where it feels like I’m missing something. But I know that she’ll still be there when I get back and thank god I don’t have to worry about her cheating on me. I just wanted to end this post with a quote that I stumbled upon, which I think sums up our relationship pretty well…and just makes me happy. 

Oh and Happy St. Paddys Day! Excuse me, it's about time I get my Irish on.

Love, Laura